The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-02

Jim Galligan now handles the reins over a
pair of matched grays.
Maple sugar has struck the market and
the quality Is of the best
Next Friday is pension day and all the old
vets and vetesses will be made happy again.
Party goers say tho season is about ended
and, for one, we are very thankful for the
good news.
Most of the runners have been packed
away for another winter. but may have to be
unpacked again.
Bobby Huntington il now putting on airs
with brand new wagon that he recently pur-
chased of Yves. Young.
Samuel Consolus has put up brand new
Perkins windmill. 1t is not Hank Perkins
mill, but another family.
All you who saw the new moon over your
right shoulder will have good luck all the
month, otherwise Utce rersd.
The parsnep season il upon Us and the
crop is good. Stephen Pepper seems to be
the boss raiser of that vegetable.
They had the last shin-dig over at young
Halsted's in East Decatur last "Wednesday
night. Thirty-iive numbers were sold.
Thomas Graham has moved back 10 his
farm. He rented it last year and took an
other down near Cooper, whence he came.
Lincoln Sherburne. who went west few
years ago TO seek his fortune, has returned
to his native soil, satisfied with michigan,
my Michigan
John Spackeen had the misfortune 20 lose
one of his horses and has bought "Topsy
Jane" of Chas. +. Gailigan, paying $40 for
her, and is ready for business again.
Alfred Richmond, who has been working
4. ID. Darling's farm for the past year, wants
to buy or rent good farm. Aft is good
neighbor and we don't feel like letting him
go.
Tho governor of Kansas has signed the
bill comforting municipal suffrage upon
women. 1t has been some women's hobby
especially old maids of strong minds, to get
TO the polls and we hope some of them are
made happy.
One OF our ex-officers filed claim some
three years since, through Galligan's war
claim agency. for horse shot from under
him at the battle OF MONDAY Creek and, the
other day Uncle Sam sent him check for
1880 after long and tedious fight.
Mrs. George r. King. spoken of as having
been operated upon for cancer at Rome, N
Y, in very successful manner, has had to
undergo second operation, as all the roots
were not fully removed, which has been done
satisfactorily, and she will soon return home
George Eye, who recently got big pen
sion, bought an improved farm near Lawton
paying fifteen dollars per acre for it. There
| is one good thing about it. the old vet will
never be troubled with lodged crops nor
bothered much in getting his produce &c
market.
Chaunccy Benjamin, an old gentleman
| seventy nine years old, died at his nephew's
G. b. Evans. at Eagle Lake last week Thurs
day and was buried on Wednesday. Mr.. b
had been living with his nephew for the last
eight or ten years, and was respected by al
who knew him.
Last Wednesday evening, while we were
busily engaged reading the Christian Herald
some forty of our best friends came down OF
us like hurricane, and in the melee about
| thirty cans of oysters and other edibles in
| proportion were destroyed. No lives were lost
and good time was had
DR.. Reed has invented compound thai
VIII iiidhS tl' BfoW ScHb TUG Wits
kers out on the face of beardless BOY In
| just four weeks time by the steelyards. N,
whiskers, no pay The DIR. also holds AT
agency for q washing compound that viii
net him seventy five dollars per month
Beats anything Vet invented.
| Great Britain seems o. be beIlyachug
good deal over little Goldfish and wants t.
have a brush with Uncle Sam. We art
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ter attend strictly ~ her own business; bal
| if she wants "a little brush, Corp. Ben Hol
stands ready TO rush upon her. blind sid,
foremost. and accommodate her to her hearts
content and more too.
A Decatur youth is deeply III love with
\ one OF the handsome schoorna'a ans who il
battering down the walls of ignorance in thi,
township, where another young chap think
she is "all the world TO him." and every Fri
day evening sees that she safely lands at he
home in Decatur and, in SO doing, has Il
pass by the home of the aforesaid Decatur
youth, who threatens all sorts of vengeanc,
and thinks the Paw Paw chap should be SEN
to the sweet bye and bye 1t is reported as
being no laughing matter, and that serious
results may follow. to wit: Blood and death
To be sure, she il handsome and fascinating
and all that. aud what the end may be is ONLY
known 10 Him who knows and pities all"
He lives in Waverly, had a good, steady
horse, n well broken shepherd dog, good
high barn with tackles hung TO the peak, anC
a sick COW lying on the barn floor. Beinl
surrounded with all these things, he asked
no help from his neighbors to stand the ole
COW on her feet. So, putting a rope around h,
body, he hooked the tackle, attached the ole
horse TO the rope and babe him gently start
But, not starting quick enough to suit tn,
pup, j. snapped his heels and away he wen
the length of the rope, notwithstanding tn.
many wboas from the Waverly man. and NJ
went the old cow to the peak of the barn
when the tackle broke aud down she came
Joe. the butcher, bought the hide and the
W. M. has plenty of beef for his pup, didn'
bother any of his neighbors 70 get the ole
cow up and is quite independent in all sucl
| little matters.